Here, discussions are held on how the Democrats want to help us wean off foreign oil with electric, solar, wind, and other new energy sources, while on right wing radio all they can do is kiss up to Bush (the human incarnation of Mad magazine's Alfred E. Neuman) for holding hands on his ranch with a Saudi dictator and hope he will decide to pump more oil if Bush wears enough makeup.
On Air America, we hear of the Democrats' plan to stop the reckless spending and come back to fiscal responsibility so the Social Security trust fund will remain intact. On the right, all we hear about is new catch phrases to hide the fact that the GOP wants to cut benefits for all Americans, while maintaining huge tax breaks for the top 1%, and having deficits indefinitely, while refusing to acknowledge that these are the root causes of the Social Security problem in the first place.
On Air America, we hear how health care access and prescription drugs can be more easily available and cheaper for all of America. On the right, all we hear is how we are going to stop the re-importation of perscription drugs and abolish personal bankruptcy, while refusing to acknowledge that 75% of all personal bankruptcies are because of a catastrophic sickness to an American with no health care. Yet the right wing talk shows have no problem with or no comment about letting companies like Enron file bankruptcy, get off scott-free, and abandon their workers' pensions to boot--the very pensions those workers need to retire and not be in jeopardy of bankruptcy. Such rank hypocrisy must stretch the bounds of logic for even the most hard-core Republicans.
On Air America, one can hear from the soldiers in the field and their families about how they feel about the war. On the right, all we see is a sick, giddy excitement every time there is a terror attack, since it will purportedly help Bush's approval rating. With a crew of talkers and their followers who express joy and happiness every time there is a terrorist tragedy, it is no wonder Americans are starting to tune them out in droves.
balletshooz
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Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - Bryan McKay
" [...] heroin addicted hypocrite Rush Limbaugh."
Oxycontin, actually.
Either way, seeing the recent shitstorm stirred up over recent allegations of drug abuse levelled a celebrity here on this site, I'd be more careful or writing things like that. Especially in News posts that get picked up by Google News.
2 - Dave Nalle
So, has Air America got more than 6 stations yet? What's Limbaugh on, 450?
Hell, people in Miami could be picking Limbaugh up from any of several stations that reach that area and carry him. Did Schultz beat the combined rating for Limbaugh of all the area stations, or just one. Even without seeing the data I can answer that one pretty easily...
Dave
3 - Mark Saleski
around 70 stations plus XM satellite radio.
4 - DrPat
S/He also "outs" Matt Drudge without so much as a link to support it. His/her single link is to an avowedly left-leaning source.
Hardly substantial, and far more "Opinion" than "News."
5 - Bryan McKay
So, has Air America got more than 6 stations yet? What's Limbaugh on, 450?
Now, Dave, let's play nice. Air America is currently running 64 stations. Not to mention that you can listen to them online.
6 - Eric Olsen
b-shooz, a few things: I appreciate the energy level, but this is clearly an Opinion piece. Also, such a slew of accusations have to be somehow substantiated. You can't just say "Karl Rove and Matt Drudge are gay because I say so." You can give our opinion on jus about anything, but you can't state as fact that which cannot be substantiated.
Finally, I am quite certain that the left wing is no more in tune with America than the right wing: the wings are out of touch, it's the body in the center that holds them together
7 - Dave Nalle
Who cares of Karl Rove or Matt Drudge or Ken Mehlman are gay? I fully believe that they are and like all but a tiny minority of extremists, I don't really care. I know more gay Republicans than gay Democrats. The top levels of the GOP are just chock full of gay people. So what?
Dave
8 - Aaman
Whose body?
9 - Eric Olsen
don't spoil my neat imagery
10 - Eric Olsen
and what Dave said
11 - JR
I'd hate to be on a plane when the wings lose touch with it.
12 - billy
most democrats dont care that these high level republicans are gay. what they care about is the hypocrisy of a gay man working against the gay person's interest. similarly i wouldnt hate a handicapped republican simply because he or she was handicapped, but if i found one working to repeal the american's with disabilities act, he or she would be fair game.
13 - Eric Olsen
okay, that makes sense, but that brings us back to who says they're gay?
14 - El Bicho
"Who cares of Karl Rove or Matt Drudge or Ken Mehlman are gay?"
Jeff Gannon
15 - billy
try searching "drudge gay" on google. there are like 50 sources outing him. Karl Rove and Ken Mehlman are just alleged to be gay. Middle aged republicans, with no wife or kids, seen in gay bars, refusing to say they are not gay. just a hunch. They are probably gay.
16 - Eric Olsen
balletshooz has made some clarifications and modifications and the post was changed from News to Opinion, so we are swell now.
In general, the more specific the allegation, the more specific the substantiation should be
17 - Adam Ash
As someone who's left-of-center, I find this leftist rant embarrassing. Full of wild accusations that hurt the writer's cause more than helping it. Sounds just about as as silly as Rush Limbaugh himself. Next thing he'll claim Karl Rove was behind 9/11 or something. Yo, dude, whose side are you on? Are you an under-cover Rush Limbaugh-in-disguise trying to make my side look stoopid?
18 - DrPat
If a blogger (or 50) says it, it must be true? Why is this so for outed Republicans, but not for, say, Hilary?
Are you seriously contending that because I get over 21 THOUSAND Google hits on "lesbian +"hilary clinton", the Senator from New York must be gay? Please do some deeper research than that, billy!
FYI, the link in this post that "supports" outing Drudge is to a blog-site, Brad Blog, where our poster also found the Photo-shopped image that appears (uncredited) in his/her post.
19 - billy
Hillary is married with a kid. Get it. Shes not gay. You must have been involved in bush's abstinence education to be this confused.
20 - Joe
Or could be from New Jersey where the former governor married with children is also not gay.
21 - billy
the point is lost on you. it is ok to be a gay democrat because democrats support gays.
it would be like being a jewish nazi. being jewish is ok, but once you join the nazis you are fair game for ridicule.
whether or not a dem is gay simply has no impact or relevance because they are not anti gay.
22 - Joe
The point is not lost, your explanation is weak.
23 - DrPat
MY point is that it doesn't matter how many folks make a claim - nor does it matter what party they belong to. "So-and-so said so" does not constitute proof, or even valid evidence.
When you couple such a claim with an obviously-adulterated image (I've seen this photo with like 10 different heads pasted onto it now), your argument flies out the window.
By the way, Brad Blog starts their hit-piece on Drudge with the words, "Sure, it's just a rumor." Look for balletshooz to edit his/her piece YET AGAIN, to CYA from that.
24 - lefty
dr pat.
what are you some kind of english teacher on crack? Matt Drudge has admitted publicly that he is a homo or at least admitted he has ties to homosexuality. His love letters to ex boyfriends have become public knowledge and he has never denied their authenticity. his public comments confirm he is gay. why are you spreading lies for the right wing?
25 - DrPat
Link, lefty? All it takes to silence me on this is a link to Drudge's own words.
Since supposedly he has admitted something, that shouldn't be hard. I'm not holding my breath, though...